Big Ten's football scheduling method is intellectually lazy

[bws258]

I cannot believe they are going to stick with the paired-years scheduling method. Because you only get to play 2/5 of the "other" teams now, that means that one team will get missed for all 4 years until we get to 2015!

 

[imported_ankle23]

I cannot believe they are going to stick with the paired-years scheduling method. Because you only get to play 2/5 of the "other" teams now, that means that one team will get missed for all 4 years until we get to 2015!

and if that team for us is illinois, that is 6 years since we've played each other.

 

[SLarew]

What is a better system?? Paired years gives "home and home" for teams.

 

[MidnightBlueSix]

Yeah you have to be able to play at both schools.

 

[tm3308]

Really, what's the difference? This is the CONFERENCE schedule. They aren't going to give us a road game against Illinois and then wait 3 years before we play them at home (Like we're doing with Pitt). That's just how it works. And really, why does anyone care about Illinois? Northwestern is a bigger deal than they are, and I like playing Purdue better than Illinois.

 

[ShadasRevenge]

I was thinking about this last night as well.

Six teams in each division, and Iowa plays 3 every year, with two rotating off. So that means in 2013/14, there will be thre possible teams to rotate on - Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

2014/15, what do they do. Do you end up playing one team four years in a row? At that point, there would only be one team left who hadn't rotated on, so you'd almost have to play one team 4 years in a row.

Right?

 

[whammer33024]

you guys think too much

 

[bws258]

First off, let's not make this an Illinois thread. I have started a couple of those already.

The better way to schedule is to rotate the other 5 each year, like this:

2011 Penn State, @ Indiana
2012 Ohio State, @ Wisconsin
2013 Illinois, @ Penn State
2014 Indiana, @ Ohio State
2015 Wisconsin, @ Illinois

then repeat ... there, that's not hard at all

 

[tm3308]

I was thinking about this last night as well.

Six teams in each division, and Iowa plays 3 every year, with two rotating off. So that means in 2013/14, there will be thre possible teams to rotate on - Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

2014/15, what do they do. Do you end up playing one team four years in a row? At that point, there would only be one team left who hadn't rotated on, so you'd almost have to play one team 4 years in a row.

Right?

I'm trying to wrap my around this. But, I think when they go to 9 games in 2015, we will pick up Wisconsin as a 2nd protected crossover game, so it won't matter if we've played them 4 years in a row, because they are a rivalry game. That means Illinois and either PSU or Indiana can rotate in.

 

[ShadasRevenge]

I'm trying to wrap my around this. But, I think when they go to 9 games in 2015, we will pick up Wisconsin as a 2nd protected crossover game, so it won't matter if we've played them 4 years in a row, because they are a rivalry game. That means Illinois and either PSU or Indiana can rotate in.

That makes a lot more sense than what I wrote. After seeing last night, you have to think that they schedules are only that far out for a reason.

 

[tm3308]

That makes a lot more sense than what I wrote. After seeing last night, you have to think that they schedules are only that far out for a reason.

I agree. I believe that Delany has even said that they will take the time between now and then to really hash out the scheduling issues with 9 games (because they also have to coordinate it as best they can with non-conference schedules). My prediction is that in 2015 we will play Penn State and Illinois as our two rotating crossover games because we will have gone without playing them for 2 and 6 years, respectively. Then they just rotate with tOSU and Indiana every 2 years.

 

[ShadasRevenge]

I agree. I believe that Delany has even said that they will take the time between now and then to really hash out the scheduling issues with 9 games (because they also have to coordinate it as best they can with non-conference schedules). My prediction is that in 2015 we will play Penn State and Illinois as our two rotating crossover games because we will have gone without playing them for 2 and 6 years, respectively. Then they just rotate with tOSU and Indiana every 2 years.

I had completely forgotten that the Big 10 goes to nine games in 2015. Another nice piece of planning by Delany, as that will give schools the time to sort out any non-conference issues they may have.

 

[tm3308]

I had completely forgotten that the Big 10 goes to nine games in 2015. Another nice piece of planning by Delany, as that will give schools the time to sort out any non-conference issues they may have.

Yeah everything should sort out pretty well. Further expansion could throw a serious wrench into it all, but unless Notre Dame comes calling I don't think we'll see that.

 

[Billso]

I am more intellectually lazy than the Big Ten.

What's this thread about?

 

[DFaceHawkeye]

I am more intellectually lazy than the Big Ten.

What's this thread about?

I'm too lazy to explain it to you, so you'll have to get the cliffs notes on this thread. Or, the book-on-tape!

 

[IowaSS]

you guys think too much

With you on that one. Is there some sort of excel spreadsheet that I can put all of this on and just auto sort so I can understand the implications!

Keep it coming men, I may be able to drill it in at some point!